MINOS BEACH ART HÔTEL ^{* * * * *}

The best hotel in the city.The best position surrounded by the sea.

This mini hotel is beautiful, how it sits on a little peninsula, secluded from the clutter of the busy world we live in, I came here to escape reality and I’m loving my stay here, the scenery is beautiful, to the wonderful ocean in front of me, the employees are such outstanding workers, I recommend this place to those who need to escape reality

The staff across the board were absolutely friendly and accommodating. They could not have been nicer, particularly the manager and front desk staff. The location was stunning and offered many opportunities for privacy. The food is great but repetitive if you don't go out for lunch and/or dinner often. There is a party atmosphere in the evenings with music, food and drinks on the patio. This is something to consider if you don't stay in one of the villas. The rooms and bathrooms are a bit dated. The queen beds seemed on the small side and if you ask for twin beds, as my daughter and I did, what you get is the queen in the master bedroom and the sofa that does not pull out in the suite's living room The rooms overlook the noisy patio, and, several nights of our stay, revelers stayed out there having a great time well after closing. This is great if you plan to be out late as well, but can be problematic if you have an early flight or early work calls in the morning. I would definitely go back, but plan to reserve a villa that is away from the main building. As I said, you will never find a nicer or more hospitable staff.

Es handelt sich um ein 5 Sterne-Hotel, aber das Publikum mit Badeschlappen und kurzen Badeshorts am Abendessen passt überhaupt nicht. Kann man nicht mit 5 Sterne-Hotels anderswo vergleichen. Das Live-Cocking am Abend hat auch noch große Defizite. Service ist gut und die Anlage sehr schön. Die Preise für die Übernachtungen sind der Wahnsinn. Extrem teuer.

My third attempt to publish a review.

Where to start…
We booked the hotel for two relaxing days for our honeymoon. We got the Annex Waterfront Bungalow.
As soon as we got into the room we were shocked and disappointed: old bathroom made of plastic, old furniture with obvious signs of damage; just a window to the water and a window to a wall (??) in the bathroom. On the outside, and even thought in the hotel pictures looked like a private beach area, sun beds were like less than a meter away from our neighbors. For reaching our room we have to cross an area than seemed not part of the hotel.
We went into the reception to complaint about the room and asked for a change and it took them 15 minutes to give us an option to change. The option? The last bungalow of the hotel (like within 15 mn walking from pool are and reception) with NO windows at all (in front of the beach!) and the private beach, although “private”, was two meters away from a small harbor with boats. Even with new furniture, it was not acceptable. We were offered another room at a higher category paying a higher price. We refused both options and decided to live. While doing the luggage back again we got a call from the reception offering the higher category room at no cost at all saying that “it is what they normally offer other people when they complain” which it seems like they do have this problem quite often.
I was not -nor my husband- in a 5-star hotel to bargain; are we crazy?
They insisted in that what we had it was we paid for, our “category”. If paying +450€ / night gives me a room with damaged furniture and a terrible attention from the desk, please sign me out. If they do have a bad category within a five star ranked hotel, better to mention beforehand. It is worth mentioning that we had better furniture and equipment while in less “luxurious” hotels around Crete.
Regretfully our worst experience in all the trip.